Declining since 2017, #2,298 for girls today.
Popularity of Skylah since 1991
Babies named Skylah per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 107 |
| 2000s | 634 |
| 2010s | 1,568 |
| 2020s | 608 |
Meaning & origin
Skylah entered U.S. records in 1991 and is a modern English coinage drawn from the word sky, typically used for girls. Its popularity peaked in 2018, and its usage has since declined, including a falling trajectory from 2017 onward. The name ranked 2,298th in 2025 with approximately 1 in 20,345 girls receiving it. Skylah has been most common in Georgia, Ohio, and Florida. It belongs to the 2010s naming trend favoring soft, vowel-ending variants like Skyla and Skylar.
Skylah is a modern variant of Skyla, which itself is a feminine form of the name Sky. The name Sky derives from the English vocabulary word, ultimately from Old Norse ský. Skylah is part of a modern trend of names ending in -la or -lah, such as Kayla and Layla, but with a contemporary feel. It first appeared in U.S. records in 1991 and saw a peak in usage in the 2010s.
Where Skylah is most popular
Births per 100,000 girls by state, 2025. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
“Skylah” around the world
Where Skylah lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
New Zealand
11
babies in 2025
Sources: NZ Dept of Internal Affairs (New Zealand).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Sky
Sibling names for Skylah
Names that share Skylah's style, for a brother or sister.
